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U.S. to Sanction Iran’s Shadow Fleet as Details of Protest Crackdown Surface
U.S. to Sanction Iran’s Shadow Fleet as Details of Protest Crackdown Surface

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On Friday, the U.S. announced that it had imposed sanctions on nine vessels and eight entities that are part of Iran’s shadow fleet, according to a press statement from State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott. The imposition of sanctions on Iranian shadow fleet vessels is a move of U.S. escalation against the Iranian ...

Yoav Gallant: Lebanon at a Crossroads
Yoav Gallant: Lebanon at a Crossroads

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Former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant wrote an article titled “Written in Ink, Signed in Fire,” in which he offers a description of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, arguing that agreements alone do not produce lasting peace unless they are backed by military superiority that imposes facts on the ground. In the article, ...

U.S. Weighs Full Military Withdrawal From Syria
U.S. Weighs Full Military Withdrawal From Syria

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The United States is considering a full military withdrawal from Syria, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, which said Washington is reassessing its presence amid rapidly changing conditions on the ground. The newspaper reported that internal discussions within the Trump administration are exploring multiple scenarios to reduce, or ...

Iraq Says to Start Legal Proceedings against IS Detainees Moved from Syria
Iraq Says to Start Legal Proceedings against IS Detainees Moved from Syria

This is Beirut 22/01 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iraq's judiciary said Thursday it would launch legal proceedings against Islamic State group detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq as part of a US operation. "The Iraqi judiciary will begin standard legal proceedings against the defendants who are received and placed in the relevant correctional institutions," the Supreme Judicial Council ...

Tens of Thousands Rally against Surging Arab-Israeli Crime
Tens of Thousands Rally against Surging Arab-Israeli Crime

This is Beirut 22/01 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tens of thousands of people gathered in northern Israel on Thursday to protest what they said was the police's inaction on curbing soaring violent crime in Arab-Israeli communities. The march in the city of Sakhnin coincided with a general strike in Arab cities and towns across the country, calling for action on the same issue. Under a grey sky ...

Trump Open to Dialogue with Iran as Aftermath of Protests Comes into Focus
Trump Open to Dialogue with Iran as Aftermath of Protests Comes into Focus

This is Beirut 22/01 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to engage in dialogue with Iran in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, while reiterating his opposition to Iran’s nuclear program. These comments came as Trump was speaking about the Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ as he highlighted the U.S. strikes against ...

Erbil Set to Host New Syria-Kurdish Talks as Ceasefire Strains in the North
Erbil Set to Host New Syria-Kurdish Talks as Ceasefire Strains in the North

This is Beirut 22/01 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new round of negotiations between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to take place in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Kurdish sources cited by Al Arabiya, as efforts intensify to salvage a ceasefire and revive talks over the future of northeastern Syria. The planned meetings come just days after ...

Hamas Signals Readiness to Disarm
Hamas Signals Readiness to Disarm

This is Beirut 22/01 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas has reportedly agreed to surrender its weapons and hand over detailed maps of its tunnel network in Gaza as part of a U.S.-mediated arrangement, according to a Palestinian source cited by Sky News Arabia, a development that would mark a major turning point in the aftermath of the war. The report surfaced after President Donald Trump issued ...

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